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Native Plant Society of
Native Plant Week – October 17 to 23, 2010
Link to 2010
Environmental Calendar/Event Listing See Information Pages PDF link below
Click here for the 2010 Wildscapes Workshop Registration Form-
Sept. 11
We do have room for you,
please join us.
The 2010 Wildscapes Workshop &
Native Plant Sale will be held at
Houston Community College West Loop
Campus-
Volunteer Opportunities Sept. 10
(setup) & Sept. 11
Green Home
& Garden Workshop Registration Form- past -Feb. 20, 2010
Volunteer Opportunities and Information
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Meeting |
Monthly Chapter Meeting at the Houston Arboretum
& Nature Center – a list of
Houston Arboretum Events can be found at http://www.houstonarboretum.org/electronic%20publications/Q34-2010/
Thursday, August 19, Meet at 7:00 pm, Program at 7:30
pm Cathy Ingham, “Landscaping with Native Plants” Thursday, Sept. 16, Meet at 7:00 pm, Program at
7:30 pm Come early, 6 pm, for a guided tour of the Houston
Arboretum. Cathy Ingham’s landscaping
business is “Texas Garden Dreams.” Please
join us at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center in Memorial Park! Houston Chapter Native Plant Society Meetings 2010 Please Join Us! Past 2010
Events Monday, Aug. 2
Board meeting/Wildscapes Planning Meeting at Bayland
Community Center August 19 Gary Clark & Kathy Adams Clark, “Birds of the Fall Migration” Tuesday, Aug. 24 Board Mtg. (NPSOT-Houston)
at Bayland Community Center September 16 Cathy Ingham, Texas Registered Landscape Architect, “Landscaping with Native Plants" Saturday, September 11 Wildscapes Workshop & Native Plant
Sale October 3 Field Trip to Bear Creek Park October 8-11 NPSOT Fall Symposium in Denton, www.npsot.org
October 17 Field Trip to Katy Prairie October 31 Field Trip to Memorial Park November 18 Annual Social and Seed & Plant Swap & Awards December 16 Annual Holiday Dinner Visitors
Welcome at all Meetings and Field trips! Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2009) Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2008) Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2007) Native Plant
Society Booths:
We need help with our display boards and booths. If you are interested in an
event, we will confirm that we are approved for the event. We have
information pages and coloring pages. Contact Dknowlespe(at)aol.com or call 281-558-3710 if you could take a
booth. This is a great way to get
volunteer hours! Upcoming events: Sat., Sept. 11 Wildscapes Workshop www.npsot.org\houston Wed., Sept. 15 Rice U Community Involvement Fair and Dinner Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25 & 26, MERCER GARDEN FAIRE! www.hcp4.net/mercer/gardenfaire/index.htm Bulbmart
Thurs., Fri., & Sat. Oct. 7, 8 & 9 http://www.gchouston.org/BulbPlantMart.aspx
Note: the old Houston@npsot.org email address does not
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Fieldtrips |
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Field Trip Schedule-
Three
field trips are scheduled In Spring and Fall. PLEASE NOTE NEW MEETING
LOCATION! Due to overcrowded parking at the Houston Arboretum and
Nature Center, 4501 Woodway, we will meet in the
parking lot 0.4 mile east of the Arboretum. After leaving the
Arboretum and heading east, take a right at the split in the road just before
the light and then immediately another right into the parking lot. Please
wear appropriate footwear for walking through wet or dry fields, bring
drinking water, bug spray, and a packed lunch. Field trips normally end after
the picnic lunch. If the weather is drizzling rain, we proceed, but if it is
a gully-washer, we still gather at the Arboretum and then cancel. We meet at
the Arboretum between 8 and 8:30 AM, and depart promptly at 8:30 AM.
Please contact Paul Roling for any additional
inquiries: 281-353-7413 or PRoling at att.net. If you want to be
added to the NPSOT field trip e-mail list, send an e-mail to PRoling at att.net requesting to be added to the
list. E-mail reminders are sent out about a week before each trip. Sunday, October
3: Bear Creek Park on the west side of Houston (approximately 17
miles from the Arboretum) will be our first outing. We were at Bear Creek
Park in March of 2008 for the spring flowers. Now we will search the
park for the fall flora. The park consists of 2,168 acres of
floodplains and forests with trails, a zoo, picnic areas, sports facilities,
and more. Sunday, October 17: Katy Prairie, Tucker
Property. On May 8th of this year many of the NPSOT
people participated in the spring flower count on the Katy Prairie. We
had a great time and documented over 200 species. This time we are
going to count the fall flowers at the same property. Can we beat 200
species? Sunday, October 31: Memorial Park. We looked at the
spring flowers earlier this year. Now we will seek out the fall flora.
So our third field trip will be in the 1466 acre Memorial Park, where many
trails lead to meadows, dense forests, and deep ravines with a large variety
of vascular plant species.
Outdoor
Nature Club Field Trips: www.outdoornatureclub.org
Houston
Birding, Butterflying and Dragonflying
Website: http://www.gallerianaturalist.com/index.php
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On-Going |
Plant
rescues - save
native plants in path of development. Outdoor
Learning Centers -
assisting local schools in developing wildlife habitat and outdoor learning
centers for children. Field
trips - observe,
enjoy, and learn about native plants in their natural habitat Speaker's
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Community |
HOUSTON & HARRIS
COUNTY Area Activities For the latest updates – open:
http://community.webtv.net/MasterNaturalist/TMNLOCALEVENTS Coastal Prairie Growers Handbook 24227877-Coastal-Prairie-Plant-Growers-Handbook[1].pdf List of Suggested Books from the Native Plant Society
of Texas State Events: Fall Symposium in October, Quarterly Board
Meetings |
Click Here for a PDF of Native Plant Information Pages
1. Sources of Native Plants in the Houston Area
2. Native Host Plants for Southeast Texas Butterflies
3. Native Vines for the Houston Area
4. Native Plants for Erosion Control
5. Native
Plants that Provide a Food Source for Hummingbirds
6. Beware: There may be Invasive Plants in your Backyard
7. Invasive Questions and Answers
8. Top 100 Native Plants for Harris County and Adjacent Areas
9. Drought Tolerant Native Plants
10. Native Grasses for Your Landscape
11. Native Trees
12. Native Shrubs
13. Trees that Attract Birds
14. Native Plants for Shady Areas
15. Native Plants that Provide Food, Shelter and Nesting for Birds
16. Native Groundcovers
17. Native Plant Society of Texas Membership Form
18. Benefits of Naturescaping
19. Natives Instead of Common Exotics (NICE) Bird & Butterfly
Habitat Plants- Trees & Shrubs
20. Landscapers who will use Native Plants in their Landscape
Designs
21. Benefits of Using Native Plants
22. Native Plants for Rain Gardens
24. Article About Doug Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants in Your
Garden Sustain Wildlife
25. Native Plant Society of Texas- Houston Chapter meetings
Comments welcomed!